TRIED AND TREW RESTAURANTS AND BARS WORDS JONATHAN TREW
TOP TIP
Get your fill at The Gannet before you get your belly laughs at John Bishop at The SSE Hydro
THE AKATSUKI By Kokoro Gin 3 slices of peach 2 wedges of lemon 50ml Kokoro Gin 10ml sugar syrup Tonic water Cracked black pepper ● Muddle the peach and lemon. Add the gin, sugar syrup and cubed ice. ● Top up with tonic water. ● Garnish with a grind of black pepper.
THE IVY ON THE SQUARE EDINBURGH Inspired by The Ivy, the famous celeb hangout in London, The Ivy on the Square is an all day British brasserie boasting the starry name of Exec Chef Sean Burbidge, formerly of Gordon Ramsay’s Petrus. The St. Andrew Square venue will serve classic British cuisine such as steak and chips, fish pie, plus afternoon tea. A Parisianstyle, outdoor terrace will provide the no doubt sought after opportunity to see and be seen. 6 St Andrew Square, EH2 2BD www.theivyedinburgh.com
THE CITIZEN BAR & DINING ROOMS GLASGOW Set in the restored, grade A1 listed building which once housed The Citizen evening newspaper, The Citizen Bar and Dining Rooms offers upmarket pub food classics, cocktails and
Tennent’s Tank Lager. Comfort food options such as pies, sausage rolls and Scotch eggs made with black pudding and pork are the mainstay of the menu. If you are feeling posh, head to the Editor’s Suite, a premium cocktail lounge with table service. 24 St Vincent Place, G1 2EU www.thecitizenglasgow.co.uk
DÖNER HAUS GLASGOW If your experience of kebabs is limited to the 3am elephant’s leg school of fast food then you need to try the incredible doners served in Berlin. And with Döner Haus opening on West Nile Street, you can save yourself an airfare. Prime cuts of beef and turkey along with squishy pida or toasted fladenbröt help make the ideal doner. Steins of Löwenbrau complete the experience. ‘Pure magic’, as they don’t say on Berlin’s Oranienberger Strasse. 90 West Nile Street, G1 2SH www.donerhaus.uk
Wines Tesco Finest Saint Mont 2015 £6, Tesco Lively and fresh with seductive aromas of grapefruit, peach, pear and apricot. La Bohème Syrah Gamay £14.99, Oxford Wine Company Spicy alluring notes of red and black fruits with a supple richness. Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon £13, Tesco Deep red with lush cherry, blackcurrant and blackberry aromas with a touch of smoke.
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